Destruction in Kobe (2024)

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Destruction in Kobe
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Promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateSeptember 29, 2024
City Kobe, Japan
Venue Kobe World Memorial Hall
Attendance4,528
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Destruction in Kobe (2024) was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and took place at Kobe World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan on September 29, 2024. It was the twenty-sixth event in the Destruction chronology.

Contents

Production

Background

2024 is the first time since 2013 in which NJPW hold one event under the Destruction name. From 2007 to 2013, NJPW held one event per year, expanding to two shows in 2014 and to three shows in 2016.

Storylines

Destruction in Kobe will feature professional wrestling matches that will involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. [1]

On Night 15 of G1 Climax 34, Great-O-Khan defeated IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito to advance to the quarterfinals, O-Khan would later fail to advance to semifinals. [2] [3] After a multi-man tag team match between Los Ingobernables de Japón and United Empire on Night 16, which United Empire would win, O-Khan posed with the IWGP World Heavyweight title. [4] A IWGP World Heavyweight title match between Naito and O-Khan was set for Destruction in Kobe. [5]

On the final night of the G1 Climax, Yoshi-Hashi would pin the IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion David Finlay in a 6-man tag team match. [6] It was announced that Finlay will defend the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship against Yoshi-Hashi in Kobe. [5]

Results

No.Results [7] StipulationsTimes [8]
1 Ryusuke Taguchi, Dragon Dia and Shota Umino defeated Yuji Nagata, Tomoaki Honma and Tiger Mask by pinfall Six-man tag team match 7:24
2 Los Ingobernables de Japón (Yota Tsuji, Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi) defeated United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Callum Newman and Francesco Akira) by submission Six-man tag team match 7:24
3 Hirooki Goto vs. Gabe Kidd ended in a double countout Singles match 2:00
4 Hirooki Goto defeated Gabe Kidd by pinfall No Disqualification match 10:57
5 TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr., Kosei Fujita and Ryohei Oiwa) defeated Just 5 Guys (Sanada, Taichi and Taka Michinoku) by pinfall Six-man tag team match 6:30
6 Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano and Oleg Boltin (c) defeated House of Torture (Evil, Sho and Yujiro Takahashi) (with Dick Togo) by pinfall Six-man tag team match for the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship 11:19
7 Douki (c) defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru by pinfall Singles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship 20:12
8 Shingo Takagi defeated Henare (c) by pinfall Singles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship [9] 19:24
9 David Finlay (c) (with Gedo) defeated Yoshi-Hashi by pinfall Singles match for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship [10] 21:37
10 Tetsuya Naito (c) defeated Great-O-Khan by pinfall Singles match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship [10] 30:44
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications . Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  2. Carey, Ian (August 12, 2024). "NJPW G1 Climax 34: First playoff match set, final A Block standings". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  3. Fritts, Chick (August 15, 2024). "NJPW G1 Climax 34 night 17 live results: Playoffs begin". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  4. Vetter, Chris (August 17, 2024). "NJPW "G1 Climax 34 Night 18" results (8/17): Vetter's review of the G1 Playoffs with Shingo Takagi vs. Zack Sabre Jr., and Yota Tsuji vs. David Finlay". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  5. 1 2 Carey, Ian (August 19, 2024). "Tetsuya Naito To Defend IWGP World Heavyweight Title Against Great-O-Khan At NJPW Destruction In Kobe". Fightful. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  6. Vetter, Chris (August 18, 2024). "NJPW "G1 Climax 34 Night 19" results (8/18): Vetter's review of Yota Tsuji vs. Zack Sabre Jr. in the G1 Tournament Final". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  7. Michaels, Corey (September 29, 2024). "NJPW Destruction in Kobe live results: Tetsuya Naito vs. Great-O-Khan". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  8. Vetter, Chris (September 29, 2024). "NJPW "Destruction in Kobe" results (9/29): Vetter's review of Tetsuya Naito vs. Great-O-Khan for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, David Finlay vs. Yoshi-Hashi for the IWGP Global Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  9. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (September 9, 2024). "HENARE with sensational defence; Takagi wants next in Kobe". NJPW1972.com. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  10. 1 2 Currier, Joseph (August 19, 2024). "Title matches set for NJPW Destruction 2024". Wrestling Observer Newsletter .